Donald B. Sanford Films
An inventory of his films at the Syracuse University Archives
Finding aid created by: Sasha Solomon
Date: 2024
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Finding aid created by: Sasha Solomon
Date: 2024
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| Creator: | Sanford, Donald B. |
| Title: | Donald B. Sanford Films |
| Dates: | 1940s |
| Size: | 3 reels |
| Abstract: | Films taken at Syracuse University and the Hospital of the Good Shepherd by alumnus Donald B. Sanford |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
Donald B. Sanford (1906-1990) was a doctor and graduate of Syracuse University. He received his B.A. from the University in 1930 and graduated from the College of Medicine in 1933. While at Syracuse University, he was a member of Kappa Sigma and the medical school fraternity Sigma Kappa Kappa. He opened a private practice in Syracuse in 1937, before serving with the United States Army 52nd General Hospital in England during World War II. After the war he returned to private practice, and then later worked in the emergency room of Community General Hospital in Syracuse, now Upstate University Hospital at Community General, until his retirement in 1977.
The Donald B. Sanford Films consists of three film reels.
The first and second reels show surgical procedures being performed at the Hospital of the Good Shepherd in the 1940s. The third reel shows a football game between Syracuse University and Colgate University at Archbold Stadium and includes various scenes around campus.
The third reel of this collection contains multiple depictions of the Saltine Warrior, the Syracuse University mascot at the time, who was a racist portrayal of Native Americans that users may find objectionable. The representations contained in this collection were prevalent at the time of their creation although no less harmful and inaccurate than they are today. The collection is preserved and presented for its historic and research value.
Access Restrictions:
Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The University Archives holds a clipping file for Donald B. Sanford.
Names
Sanford, Donald B.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
College campuses.
Football.
Surgery.
Higher education.
Physicians.
Types of Material
Film reels.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Donald B. Sanford Films,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of his son, Donald P. Sanford, in 2023.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in archival containers.
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Films
| Films | |||||||||||
| Reel | Embolectomy on a patient performed at Hospital of the Good [Shepherd], Syracuse 1942 (8mm film; running time 10:49) (ID#: sua_sanford_db_001) | ||||||||||
| Patient history shown, EKG, incision on left leg. Operating team of Swift Sr., Wetherell and Bradford, removal of embolism, suturing of blood vessel. Despite use of Heparin, circulation failed to establish and patient expired 3 days post-op. Film includes shots from the patient's history. | |||||||||||
| Reel | [Surgical procedure] circa 1940s (8mm film; running time 9:22) (ID#: sua_sanford_db_003) | ||||||||||
| Probably filmed at Hospital of the Good Shepherd in Syracuse, early 1940s. Short film fragment with soldiers at the head of the film. | |||||||||||
| Reel | Syracuse University vs. Colgate, football game at Archbold Stadium undated - mascot on stilts; card section; campus scenes (8mm film; running time 13:22) (ID#: sua_sanford_db_002) | ||||||||||